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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1967Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1967

J. KISKU
SWA 31.0%INC 28.0%3 others 41.0%
Votes
6,100
31.0% share
Winning margin
589
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
23.5%
of 83,654

A closely fought contest. J. KISKU won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J. KISKU
Swatantra Party
6,10031.0%
2
S. HAMBROM
INC
5,51128.0%
3
S. MURMU
IND
3,56118.1%
4
L. KISKU
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2,88414.6%
5
P. HEMBROM
IND
1,6378.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 2.8% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
75th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
93rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 31.0%INC 28.0%IND 18.1%BJS 14.6%IND 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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